Aeroplane



D. McGEE.

AEROPLANE.

APPLICATION man APR. 25. 1921.

Patented Dec.

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ATTORNEY D. McGEE.

AEROPLANE. APPLICATION EILED APR. 25. 1921.

1,400,490. Patented B12013 1921.

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY PATENT OFFICEL DAN MUGEE, 013 FORT WORTH, TEXAS.-

AEROPLAN E.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.13, 1921.

Application filed April 25, 1921. Serial No. 464,074.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAN MGGEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Worth, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Aeroplanes, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my present invention is the provision of an aeroplane embodying simple, inexpensive and easily installed manuallycontrolled means whereby its aviator is enabled to prevent the aeroplane from going into a tail spin.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists in the improvement as here inafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming I part hereof Figure 1 is a plan view of so much 'of an aeroplane as is necessary to illustrate the application of my improvement.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a detail longitudinal vertical section illustrative of the manner in which the horizontal control is horizontally connected with the wing of the aeroplane.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

The fuselage 1 of the aeroplane is provided at its rear end with a rigid stabilizer 2 and a rigid longitudinal vane 3.

The wing i of the aeroplane is recessed as indicated by 5, and arranged to work in the said recess 5 is the horizontal control 6 of my improvement; the said horizontal con trol 6 being hingedly connected to the wing 4: at the points 7, as shown in Fig. 1. Fixed to the hinged portion of the horizontal control 6 is a pendentarm 8 that merges at its lower endinto a handle9 arranged within convenient reach of an aviator disposed in the "cock pit 10. Manifestly by manipulating the handle 9 the aviator is enabled to swing the control 6 so as to direct the aeroplane either upwardly or downwardly as occasion demands.

Superimposed on and fixed to the forward portion of the fuselage 1 is a frame 11, and pivoted between the top of the said frame and a bearing 12 on the fuselage is a horizontally swinging rudder 18. The said rudder 13 is provided with a rearwardly directed handle 14' which also reaches to a point within convenient reach of an aviator in the cock pit 10. From this it follows that by manipulatin the handle 14 the aviator is enabled to direct the aeroplane either to the right or the left.

By virtue of the fuselage 1 having the rigid stabilizer 2 and vane 3 and being equipped with the control 6 and the rudder 18 relatively arranged as defined to the fuselage 1 and the wing 4, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the aviator of the improved aeroplane is enabled to eifectively prevent the same from going into a tail spin, it bein noted in this connection that the said result is brought about by the aviators manipulation of the control 6 and the rudder 13.

Having described my invention, what I' claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, 1s

An aeroplane comprising a fuselage having at its rear end a rigid stabilizer and a rigid vane, a wing fixed with respect to the fuselage and having a recess in its rear edge,

a vertically swinging horizontal control hinged to the wing and movable in said recess and having a pendent arm on which is a rearwardly directed handle,a frame superimposed on the forward portion of the fuse lage, and a horizontally swinging rudder pivoted between the top of said frame and the fuselage and having a rearwardly directed handle; the said fuselage being also provided with a seat for an aviator, and the handles being arranged in close proximity to said seat.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature,

DAN MQGEE. 

